Copyholder



` June 3, 1924' 1,496,029 R. M. SEARLE COPYHOLDER Filed March 20. 1923 /fiz ATTORNEYS.

light and direct it upon 'z joint by' which one' of'the upright (a In the illustrated Patented June 3, 1924.

UNITED sTATEs ROBERT M. sEAnLE, or noonns'rnn, jo'nKh-,f' I' oorYHoLnR Application filed March 20, 1923. Serial No. 626,304. i

in which a work supporting member and a' line guide are relatively movable in order to obtain linel spacing, and an object'ofthis invention is to provide one or more adjustable light reliectors which will collect the that part of the work in immedi'ate proximity to the line guide, so that artificial illumination in. immediate proximity to the copy holder may be dispensed with.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts, and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described: the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims. a

' In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a copy holder constructedl in accorda'nce Vwith this invention,

Fig. 2 is aface view of the copy holder;

Fig.4 3 .is a perspective view of a universal reflectors is supported; and v i w f Fig.v Li is a'sectional `view through the reflector in immediate "proxnnity to 'the line Guide.

vention, a relative` movement' between `'a work holder vand a liiieguicle is effected, by providing a stationary framel on whichthe work holder 1,2' isl mounted ,tov move .preferably throughl av well known' st'ep` by's'tep mechanism, `(not shown) controlled by a lever 3 pvotedat 4: to the frame. The work holder 2 has a work clamping means 5 arranged at its upper end to clamp the work against the holder The line guide comprises a plate 6 mounted to swing on the bar 7 which has arms 8 pivoted at 9 to the uprights 1 so that the line guide 6 may move toward and from the work support to accommodate work of different thicknesses and may also be shifted vertically by shifting the arms S on the upright 1. This form of copy holder is old and well-known in the art and will not be described with further detail. The invention, of course, is not limited to copy holders of the type illustrated,

embodiment of fthe inbeing designed for use withanycopyholder where a line guide and a worksupport areV relatively movable. i i

A copy holder isrequired to be-used in a large number of` cases away from a: source of illumination such as daylight or an artificial illumination. 'The provison of a :lamp-on the copy holder' adds materially tothe cost of the machine and many them, even though the line guide from a distant source ofillumination either artificial or -gnaturall A means for securing this flector 10 in the form of an elongated plate' pivotally mounted forms a pivot fori the line guide 6 ;hereinbefore described. i This reflector may bear-UA of'moveholder' and extend hori-' and Operating a strap 15 may 81.* It is apparent'thatithefstrapor ``sleefve reference to the plane of -mov'ementj users of':thecopy holders do not wish to' be bothered with'.

they have been-provided.V a This invention obviates the use of a lamp at-: tached to the machine and makes it possibleY to illuminate the field ofzwork in proximityto:

result embodies a re- 4 on the bar 7 'whichfalso' through a universal' lioint supporting connection` enibodying 'a ball 12,'secu`red by fl'anges 13 to Zth'elreflector' in a' 'socket 14: which through be secured to at swinging armv joint "may alsofbe 'tilte'dinf'anydirection,1 r

thusl making it possible to* gather' the most' desirable rays :Within a 'room and? direct'` them upon a work support in a most advan-v tageous position.

From the foregoing there has been provided a copy holder having means lfor gathering light rays from anyl suitable source and directing them upon the copy holder in the most 'desirable position. Reflectors for accomplishing. different purposes may be so mounted with reference to the line guide that the relative movement between the line guide and the copy holder' does not afi'ect the relative position of'the light rays with reference to the line'guide,

thus enabling the user of :the machine to' itwill. be seen that i reflecto'r,

maintain a substantially constant illumination with reference to such line guide. This invention makes it possible for the user of a machine to obtain daylight illumination` of the work, notwithstanding the position o-f such user With reference to the direction with which such daylight illumination is received into the room. It is also possible for the user of the machine to obtain illumination i from. -a distantf artifi'cial source of 'illu= mination inz a room:`

lVhat I claim as my invention' and'ldesire .to securev by' Letters yPatent is 1.' Inna copy-holder, the combination with a: li'iire` guiderand'a1w'ork. support, one of whichuis 'm'ovablezrelatively to the other for producing line'spacing, of refiectingp'means mountedson the'copy holder forrmain-taining. illumination' of thefworkv fixed with relationnto. the vline gnide, said refiecting means being. adjust-able with reference to the line guide-sol that-the fixedzpositionfof thei-illumination with' relation to the line guide may be 1 changed`.

'2. In'a :copy holder, the combination with a-'l'inevgnide'anda work support relatively adjnstableffor producing linel spacing,l of a and meansfor snpporting said refieeto'r' in fi'Xecl relation to`V the line guide during thel relative' movement between the linefguideand the workholder, said. re-

flect-or bei'ngadjustable'relatively to the line. i guide; i

Ina copy-holder the combination with a linez-gnide and ;ai workfsupport adjustab'le relatively for' p'rodu'cing linespaeing, of' a refiector;l and means for supporting the re.-

flector in'.affixedrela-tion to the-liney guideV at'one'side of' the.V worlr. support and in a fiIXedzre'l'a-tion"to-th`e line guide during therelativevmovement'between' the work sup-4` po-i't-ofz'thefline guide, saidi'eflector having auniversal ad-justment relatively'to the linev g.1.'1'1=de.=l v

i-:In a-.copy-holder; the combination with' a line guideand a-workfsu-ppgort adJustable' relatively fon producmg line spacing, of

twoireflectors,l and means. for su-pporting: said' retlectors on ;opposi-te sides of the work supportand. in,` fixed. relation to the lineV ,gu-ida `when a relative'movement between tle line guide and the' copyholder takes p ace.

5. In a copy holder, the combination with a line guide and a work support adjustable relatively for producing line spacing, of two'refiectors, and means for supporting said reflectors on opposite sides of the work support' and-in fixed relation to the line guide When a relative movement between the line guide andthe copy holder takes place, said supporting means having provirefiectors'relatively to the line guide.

6'. In= a'cO'py holder,` the: combination with a -line guide' and za work relativel'' for producing-.line spacing, of two -refiector meansv for s'upportingsaid reflectors onopposite sides ofthe work'supportand in -fixe'd relation-to-the line'guide when a., relativef moVe-ment between the linel` guide. and the co-pzyholder takeseplace, saidsu pportin'g .means havingmitting the adjustment relativelyrefi'ector, and supporting means for the same permitting the reflector to swing` about an axis exten'ding longitudinally of the line guide. l v

7. InV a Jcop7 holder, the combination with a stationary support; and a. wo-rlesupportof the reflectors ing member movable on .said support,- of a line guide, a bar on which said line guide is mounted to turn having arms at opposite.

ends pivotally supported on the stationary support; arefiectoiI and a sup-porteonnecting said refiector with one of the'arms. ofv

the b'ar'onwhich the line guide turns, .said supporting.means having provision perinittin-g.. universal movem'ent of the refiector with reference ,to the lineguide.

. 8. Iir a copy-holder, the combination .with

astatio-nary support, anda 4work support-4` ing member movable onsaid support,of

a linegfuide',` a bar on which said' linegui'de ismounted l'to turnhav1ng arms' at opposite ends prvotally supported an aXis parallel with the said bar about of the line guide, 1 I

long-itudinal axis s1onnfor permit-ting the adjustment of the:

support adj ustable' provision for pie-r:v

to the line guide, and anotherV onv the station'a-r'yl support,pand a refiector mounted to turn onF 

